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NILESAT 301

NORAD 52817· COSPAR 2022-061A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jun 8, 2022 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nilesat-301
NILESAT 301
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 07:13 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Nilesat
Country
Egypt
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launched
Jun 8, 2022
Mass
3,938 kg
Apogee
35,801 km
Perigee
35,791 km
Inclination
0.03°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for NILESAT 301 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.6 km
Rate
+0.02 km/day
Now
35791 × 35801 km
357943582035769May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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